Red Carpet Life

Have you ever wondered why you don't see other people wearing the oh-so-cute purple rayon tank or too-hot-to-handle little black dress that you bought a month ago? I mean, think about it. You go to a store and there are multiple sizes hanging on the rack of the exact same material design that you stand in line to pay for. And I used to work retail. The stockroom is bulging with many more just like it.
And very, very, very rarely do you see two women wearing the same thing. Unless of course it's on the red carpet. That changes the odds completely. And if say, Rhianna and one of the Kardashians are caught wearing the same dress at the same event...look out! The Paparazzi are all over them for weeks.
But where are all the other purple rayon tank tops?
These are the things that roll around my brain at night.
And when those two famous people are captured forever in print wearing the identical outfit, the magazines will do a poll - "Who wore it best?" Really? That's what people care about? But it goes to show you that even when you take the two most beautiful women you can think of and put them in that same creamy off-white goddess dress, they don't look the same. Different shoes, different accessories, different hair, different body shapes.
I am learning that, like this phenomenon in the fashion world, no two people deal with the same joys and sorrows of this life. Each person will have different thrills, different pain. Even two people dealing with the same disease such as type 1 diabetes or breast cancer will come at it from their own context and perspective, "wearing" it their own way. This fascinates me.
Everyone has a story. And even if that story looks similar to someone else's, it's not the same, and it's not a competition. It's definitely not about who wore it best.
We're all on the red carpet together.